The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has defended as justifiable the three consecutive years that the Marcos administration spent beyond its annual budget, as it claimed additional spending was covered by loans or excess revenue, not by increasing the fiscal deficit. DBM Secretary Amenah...
The South Korean government announced that foreign travelers entering the country will be required to submit e-arrival cards starting Feb. 24. “Starting February 24, 2025 (Mon.), the Ministry of Justice will implement the E-Arrival Card system,” the Korean Embassy in the Philippines said...
A wanted person who has been charged in court with murder for the killing the son of a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent has been arrested in Bulacan. NBI Director Jaime B. Santiago presented on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the arrested fugitive whom he identified as John Michael Serrano Garcia....
The San Juan City Police, led by Col. Deodennis Joy Marmol, was lauded by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora for being the top-ranking police unit in the PNP's Unit Performance Evaluation Rating (UPER) for January 2025. According to the PNP, the San Juan...
The top security strategists of the Philippines and Japan have agreed to work closely together to address “destabilizing actions” in the South and East China Seas. This, as National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año spoke over the phone with newly designated Japanese National Security...
With a history dating back almost a century ago, the National Teachers College (NTC), a member of the iPO Schools (a Yuchengco-Ayala Education Partnership), anticipates a bright future in education, continuing its legacy of training educators who form the backbone of the Philippine education system...
Police have arrested almost 1,000 people, including soldiers and policemen, amid the continuous gun ban implementation across the country for the May 12 midterm elections, an official disclosed on Monday, Feb. 17. Police Col. Randulf Tuaño, chief information officer of the Philippine National...
It’s up to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) whether to probe former President Rodrigo R. Duterte's alleged kill threats against senators, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Monday, Feb. 17. “Motu proprio (on one's own initiative) the NBI can look at that,” Remulla...
Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, February 17 said she will call for a Senate investigation into the new trends of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Hontiveros made the remark following reports of authorities arresting a woman and her cohorts for...
To carry out necessary maintenance and upgrading works on various MERALCO distribution facilities, electric service will be temporarily interrupted on the following dates and places: MERALCO exerts all efforts to restore electric service as scheduled. However, there are instances when due to...
Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel shaking hands with Phylum Managing Partner Francois Gary (Embassy of France in Manila photo) The National Dairy Authority (NDA), an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), is teaming up with France-based food consultancy firm...
To help address power strains and bring in new power transmission, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved four capital expenditure (capex) projects of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). According to the ERC on Feb. 12, NGCP received a green light for three...
